Daily Quiz #7

   The latest Daily quiz. Let me know how you get on by either commenting or tweeting me @quizaddictblog 

Questions - Daily Quiz #7

1. The 2020 movie, 'The Dissident' is an American documentary film that focused on the assassination of whom? The Assassination in question took place in 2018

2. Which Norwegian sculptor, who is perhaps most famously known for an installation in Frogner Park (Oslo), also designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal?

3. Considered to be an important game in the development of console First Person Shooters,  which 1997 Nintendo 64 game was based on, and shared a name with, a James Bond movie released 2 years earlier?

4.Which singer is missing from this trio who had a UK Number one single in the UK in 2014 with the song "Bang Bang" - Jessie J, Nicky Minaj and ……who? This was the 2nd of her 7 UK Number 1 singles to date

5. What first name is shared by the woman Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart married in 1782 and the name of heroine in his opera 'The Abudction from the Seraglio'?

Answers - Daily Quiz #7

1. Jamal Khashoggi

2. Gustav Vigeland

3. Goldeneye

4. Ariana Grande

5. Konstanze

Online Quiz League

 

The latest season of the Online Quiz League game to an end this week with Congratulations going to Mangoes who wrapped up the Division 1 title. Congratulations also to The Chase star Paul Sinha who topped the individual rankings with his team taking third place overall.

Its been another terrific season and anyone reading this who has yet to be involved, I would urge you to give it a try. The next season starts on 31st August so there is plenty of time to get involved. All the information including previous question sets, rules, standings etc is available HERE

Even if you are an individual or duo looking for a team, OQL will help find you a suitable team. Literally all is needed is a device you can access zoom and availability on a Wednesday evening at 8pm.

Daily Quiz #6

  The latest Daily quiz. Let me know how you get on by either commenting or tweeting me @quizaddictblog 

Questions - Daily Quiz #6

1. What was the surname of Charles Lewis, who opened a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in Lower Manhattan in 1837? The company he founded now has more than 400 stores worldwide

2. Football: Which Italian has scored the highest numbers of goals in the English Premier League with a total of 66 which he scored for three different clubs?

3.One of the 33 drivers to have won just 1 Formula 1 Grand Prix, which Finnish Driver competed in Formula 1 from 2007 to 2013? He raced for five different teams including Mclaren, Renault and Lotus and his win came at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix

4. Which Little Mix hit single, that features Nicky Minaj, opens with the line - 

“I always say what I'm feelin'
I was born without a zip on my mouth”?

5. First airing on ABC Kids in Australia in 2018, which now international kids TV show, airs on the BBC in the UK and, follows the title character, a 6 year old puppy, her younger sister Bingo, her father Bandit and her mother Chilli?

Answers - Daily Quiz #6

1. Tiffany

2. Paulo Di Canio

3. Heikki Kovalainen

4. Woman Like Me

5. Bluey (See below)

Daily Quiz #5

 The latest Daily quiz. Let me know how you get on by either commenting or tweeting me @quizaddictblog 

Questions - Daily Quiz #5

1. The 5^th best selling perfume in the UK in 2021 was Black Opium which is produced by which French Fashion House?

2. The most famous episode of this show aired 6 years ago and ended with Jane being told she has a “sad little life”. What is the name of this Channel  4 daytime TV series in which contestants  take turns hosting a dinner party and ranking each other out of 10

3. The Texan twins Cory and Coby Cotton are amongst the founders of which Youtube channel which generally centres around trick shots, stunts and various battles? They hold various world records include the longest barefoot Lego walk and the most ping pong balls stuck a human head using shaving cream

4. Which Little Mix hit single, that features David Guetta, opens with the lyric “Hello, it's me, your ex

I called to say not sorry, but I wish you the best”?

5. What movie comes between “Revenge of the Fallen” and “Age of Extinction” in the Transformers series of movies that began in 2007?

Answers - Daily Quiz #5

1. Yves Saint Laurent

2. Come Dine With Me

3. Dude Perfect

4. Heartbreak Anthem

5. Dark of the Moon

Daily Quiz #4

 The latest Daily quiz. Let me know how you get on by either commenting or tweeting me @quizaddictblog 

Questions - Daily Quiz #4

1. One of the 33 drivers to have won a just 1 Formula 1 Grand Prix,  which Frenchman won the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix? He was active in Formula 1 from 1989 – 2001 and drove for six teams including Ferrari, Sauber and Benneton

2. What numerically titled movie was the top grossing movie at the UK Box Office in 2020?

3. One of only 4 people to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, and the most recent, which author is best known for his works “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys”?

4. Which Russian Composer born in 1906 is the subject of Julian Barnes 2016 novel “The Noise of Time”?

5. Bulawayo is the second-largest city in which African country?

Answers - Daily Quiz #4

1. Jean Alesi

2. 1916

3. Colson Whitehead

4. Dmitri Shostakovich

5. Zimbabwe

Book Suggestion - Science #1

 One of my weak areas for quiz has always been Science, for a variety of reasons, and thus my book shelves are rammed with all kinds of Science books and reference works I have used to try and help me improve.  Over the next few weeks Ill share a few links to some of the books I have found most useful.

First up is Lisa Jardine and her work 'Ingenious Pursuits'. Firstly, please ignore the price in the link below. If you click below and then click "Used and New", you will find it much cheaper (under £1) second hand. This is a terrific read that looks at the Scientific revolutions of the 17th and 18th centuries, the key figures involved and the achievements they made. It is fact packed, contains plenty of detail but still moves through the era at a quick pace giving some good context to all the facts being thrown around!

This has certainly helped my base level of Science in the areas covered and certainly worth a look!

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Daily Quiz #3

The latest Daily Quiz. Let me know how you get on by either commenting or tweeting me @quizaddictblog 

Questions - Daily Quiz #3

1.Two footballers played International Football for the Men's England team in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. One is David Seaman…who is the other?

2. In 1927, who became the first living person to appear on a Stamp in the USA?

3. One of the 33 drivers to have won only 1 Formula 1 Grand Prix, Which Italian won the 2004 Monaco Grand Priz? He competed in Formula 1 from 1997 until 2011, driving for 7 teams including Renault, Jordan and Minardi.

4.In the title Sue Grafton’s famous Alphabet series of crime novels, if “A” is for Alibi and “B” is for Burglar….what is “C” for?

5.  If you travelled directly south from any point on the Greek Island of Rhodes, which would be the first country you would hit?

Answers - Daily Quiz #3

1. Tony Adams

2.  Charles Lindbergh

3. Jarno Trulli

4. Corpse

5. Egypt 

Daily Quiz #2

 A new feature on the blog, that I will try out for the next week or so, is a range of daily questions. Here is your second batch of questions! Answers posted below. Let me know how you get on!

Questions - Daily Quiz #2

1. If you were watching a game between the Newcastle Eagles and the Manchester Giants, you would be watching which sport? This would be a league match from the highest level of play in this particular sport in the UK

2. One of Social Medias biggest stars is which LA-based illusionist best known for 6 second videos which are edited to make it look like his is doing real magic? He is the 6^th most followed person on TikTok and his video of him riding a broomstick and referencing Hogwarts was the most viewed Tik Tok of 2019.

3. Jose Saramago, who received the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature,  was a prominent author from which country? His work “The Gospel According to Jesus Christ” was banned by then Prime Minister Anabel Cavaco

4. ‘Bad Company’ ‘Hardline’ and ‘2042’  are subtitles of games in which first person shooter video game series published by Electronic Arts?

5. Dolomite is an ore used in the Pidgeon process for the production of which metal?

Answers - Daily Quiz #2

1. Basketball

2. Zach King

3. Portugal

4. Battlfield

5. Magnesium 

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Ant and Dec's Limitless Win - Contestant Call

 

Applications are re-open for the second series of Ant and Dec's Limitless Win. The link to apply is HERE with the closing date pencilled in for 31st August!

Daily Quiz #1

 A new feature on the blog, that I will try out for the next week or so, is a range of daily questions. Five questions per day. Answer posted below. Let me know how you get on!

Questions - Daily Quiz #1

1. The Oresund Bridge connects Copenhagen to which Swedish city, the third largest in the country behind Stockholm and Gothenburg?

2. In which Adam Sandler movie from the 1990s, does he play the character Robert Boucher, who is sacked from his position with the Cougars, only to find more success in a different role with the Mud Dogs?

3. Matt Le Blanc, best known for his role in Friends, starred alongside Stephen Mangan and Tasmin Greig in which sitcom that aired from 2011 to 2017? In the show he plays a fictionalised version of himself

4. Following the break up of the Soviet Union, Franjo Tudman became the first President of which nation, serving in the role from 1990 until his death in 1999?

5. Produced by the British video game company Rare, which video game was released on Xbox and PC in 2018 and sees player exploring an open world via a Pirate Ship? The game features three main trading companies – Gold Hoarders, Order of Souls and the Merchant Alliance

Answers - Daily Quiz #1

1. Malmo

2. The Waterboy

3. Episodes

4. Croatia

5. Sea of Thieves

Sports Quiz - Podcast Episode

 As I have done a few times in the past, please see a 15 question Sport quiz below that is taken from an episode of the Podcast. The questions lean on the side of "current affairs" in this particular round but hopefully there is something in there you will enjoy!

Episode 248 - Sport

 

1	In 2022, which New Zealander was appointed as head coach of the England Men’s Cricket Test Team?	Brendon McCullum
2	….and which Australian was appointed as the head coach of the England’s Men’s limited over team?	Matthew Mott
3	By winning the men’s Road Race at the 2020 Olympics, which cyclist became the first man to have Olympic Gold, and to have finished on the podium of all three Grand Tours?	Richard Carapaz
4	…and sticking with Cycling, which Australian cyclist won the 2022 Giro D Italia? This was his second win having won in 2020	Jai Hindley
5	Which Norwegian did Rafael Nadal defeat in the final of the 2022 Men’s French Open?	Casper Ruud
6	In May 2022, which English bowler took four wickets for just 13 runs in his first innings on his Test debut against New Zealand?	Matthew Potts
7	…and in the same test match, which spin bowler made his England debut as a concussion substitute for Jack Leach?	Matt Parkinson
8	Trained by Michael Stoute which horse won the 2022 Epsom Derby?	Desert Crown
9	What is the nickname of the Hampshire one day cricket team?	Hampshire Hawks
10	Which former Derby, Coventry and Everton midfielder is the current manager of the England’s Men’s Under 21 international football team?	Lee Carsley
11	The first LIV Golf event took place in June 2022 at which course in London?	Centurion Club
12	Which footballer is perhaps best remembered for missing a penalty in Wales decisive 1-1 draw with Romania in 1994 in which the Welsh team narrowly missed qualification for the World Cup?	Paul Bodin
13	Awarded and OBE in 1996, which Northern Irish Motorcyclist has won three hat tricks at the Isle of Mann TT in 1985, 1988 and 2000 and won a record 26 races n total? He has a curve named after him on the track	Joe Dunlop
14	Which team won the Rugby Women’s Premiership in 2022 with previous wins also in 2018 and 2019?	Saracens
15	Which French team defeated Leinster in the final to win the Men’s Rugby Union Champions Cup?	La Rochelle

Maccesfield Quiz League

 

Several quiz leagues across the country offer previous sets on the league websites, but one of the best I have found in terms of "play-along-ability" is the Maccesfield Quiz League site. I have been using this for some months now, and we have even began to use it in online team quiz session as well, as the site is set up in a nifty way whereby it hides the answer to each question. Meaning you can play along without having to whiteout answers/cover screen etc. The sets are packed, diverse and there is a great archive on there so be sure to check it out HERE

Eggheads Contestant Call

 

Eggheads, now at home on Channel 5, are looking for new teams for the upcoming season. Its been almost a decade since I appeared on the show but at the time it was certainly a fun experience and something I would recommend giving a go! The contact info is on the poster above

OQL Pop Culture Challenge - Sign Up Opens

 

Season 4 of the Online Quiz Leagues Pop Culture Challenge begins on the 29th August and sign up is now open. The competition is based on the MIMIR format and is an individual contest. As long as you have access to zoom, you can sign up! The structure of the contest means that by a mid-way point you will be playing opponents with a similar record making it an open and accessible quiz!

All info to sign up can be found HERE

The below Youtube video will give you a good idea of the format, style and range of questions!